Deion Sanders mourns loss of Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder: 'One of my favorites'

Colorado Buffaloes backmost Dominiq Ponder died this weekend, the team’s caput manager Deion Sanders confirmed connected Sunday with a societal media post. 

"God delight comfortableness the Ponder family, friends and loved ones," Sanders wrote connected societal media. "Dom was 1 of my favorites! He was Loved, Respected & a Born Leader. Let’s commune for each that knew him & had the accidental to beryllium successful his presence. Lord you’re receiving a bully 1. Comfort america Lord Comfort us."

Ponder was 23 years old. 

Details of Ponder’s decease are not yet known. 

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Colorado caput manager Deion Sanders watches his squad lukewarm up earlier an NCAA assemblage shot crippled against TCU Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, successful Fort Worth, Texas. (Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo)

Ponder, a 6-foot-5, 200-pound awesome caller, joined the Buffaloes and "Coach Prime’s" programme successful 2024 aft spending clip astatine Bethune-Cookman earlier making his mode to Boulder. 

Last season, Ponder played conscionable 2 games for the Buffaloes portion serving successful his backup role. He recorded 2 unreserved attempts and 1 walk attempt. 

The Opa Locka, Fla., autochthonal besides received tribute from a chap backmost with the Buffaloes, Colton Allen. 

Bethune-Cookman QB Dominiq Ponder takes a drawback during the Wildcats' outpouring crippled Saturday, April 22, 2023, astatine Daytona Stadium. (IMAGN)

"Dom, you were a blessing to truthful galore people," Allen wrote connected Instagram. "You had a beingness astir you that conscionable made everything better. You brought truthful overmuch joyousness to maine and everyone astir you. I'm grateful for each lift, each practice, each rep, each speech we got to share. I'll transportation those with maine for the remainder of my life."

Ponder was going to beryllium a portion of Colorado’s outpouring practices, which are acceptable to statesman connected Monday. It’s chartless if Sanders volition postpone the commencement owed to Ponder’s passing. 

Ponder besides received a tribute from the University of Central Florida.

Colorado caput manager Deion Sanders watches his players lukewarm up earlier an NCAA assemblage shot crippled against Utah, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, successful Salt Lake City. (Tyler Tate/AP Photo)

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"Our prayers are with Dominiq and the Ponder household on with each successful the Colorado shot program," the university’s shot relationship connected X wrote. 

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